The Welsh Assembly Government’s drug policy is failing to tackle the rise in blood borne virus infections, a social care charity has claimed. Turning Point wants the assembly government to do more to stop the spread of diseases like hepatitis C.

The official figures state that one in four people will experience a mental health problem – experts put the true figure at closer to one in three. Statistically, at least, mental illness is as common as cancer.

Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust is the largest NHS trust in Wales, providing health services to half a million people in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. It also provides specialist health services – such as paediatric, renal, cardiac, neurological services and bone marrow transplantation – to patients from across Wales.

A North Wales headmaster, who was previously cleared of sexually molesting one of his boy pupils, has now been sacked from his post. Christopher Barker was headmaster of Ysgol Tanyfron near Wrexham but was suspended when the allegations were made.

Children’s charity Barnardo’s Cymru appeals for carers tocome forward. A children’s charity is appealing for carers to help a 17-year-old with Down’s syndrome expand his horizons.

A council lost nearly one in five of its social workers from its child-protection section last year, it has emerged. Wrexham council says 10 people left their posts in 2006-07, representing a 17.5% turnover rate.

Patients have a lower risk of catching a potentially lethal infection such as the MRSA superbug at the four Welsh hospital trusts named as being among the best in Wales and England. The four NHS trusts – Bro Morgannwg, Carmarthenshire, Swansea and Pontypridd & Rhondda.

Plans have been unveiled for a child and adolescent mental health unit in Conwy. The new unit would be built in Abergele to offer support to young people suffering problems ranging from eating disorders to self-harm issues.

Wales could be losing out on millions of pounds because official statistics have not kept up with the recent influx of workers from countries such as Poland, it was claimed last night.

One of Wales’ biggest hospitals has been accused of “covering up” an 89-year-old’s death after she contracted TWO deadly superbugs. The family of Anne Jay were stunned last month when a death certificate concluded their frail mum died as a result of pneumonia.